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Sean Avery was thrilled to find out that coach John Tortorella had been fired by the New York Rangers.

"Oh, I had a huge smile on my face, no question about it," Avery said. "It’s not that I’m happy for myself. I’m happy for the Rangers and Ranger fans. When I was a Ranger, no one was happier to walk into the Garden every day than me. I loved the team. I still do. I want the atmosphere to be the best it can be for the players. I want everyone in New York to be proud of the team. That’s why I felt the way I did [on Wednesday] and that’s why I sent that tweet." Avery is referring to a tweet he made in which he urged the Rangers to fire "this clown" because "his players hate him and won’t play for his BS." Tortorella has a - to put it mildly - strong personality that could clash with others. It will be interesting to see if the Rangers next coach takes a softer tone with his players. Fri, May 31, 2013 09:44:00 AM

Sean Avery hasn't filed his retirement papers yet, but he has "no interest" in testing the free agent market.

The former NHL agitator still plans to call it a career after his release this past season. Avery skated in 15 games with the New York Rangers in 2011-12 and seven with the AHL's Connecticut Whale. Wed, Jun 27, 2012 02:40:00 PM

Sean Avery was being serious when he announced his retirement during the After Show segment of Watch What Happens Live.

Avery told host Andy Cohen, "I am officially retired; I threw my skates in the Hudson [River]." Although it wasn't immediately clear if Avery was being serious, he later clarified that it wasn't a joke. Avery said that he will retire as soon as his contract ends at the end of the season. He has 90 goals, 247 points, and 1,533 penalty minutes in 580 games with Detroit, Los Angeles, the New York Rangers, and Dallas. Tue, Mar 13, 2012 01:07:00 PM

Sean Avery announced his retirement, but it's not clear if he was being genuine.

Avery appeared on the After Show segment of Watch What Happens Live and announced his intentions to host Andy Cohen. "I am officially retired; I threw my skates in the Hudson [River]," Avery said to Cohen and the live audience. Avery hasn't played for the Rangers of the AHL Connecticut Whale since late January and is no longer on the AHL squad's day-to-day roster. He will be an unrestricted free agent this summer if he decides to prolong his career. Tue, Mar 13, 2012 01:00:00 PM

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Zibanejad won't travel with the team for Wednesday's game against Ottawa. He saw some time on the power play during Tuesday's session, but it's possible he will be more involved during Thursday's skate. Zibanejad appears to be moving in the right direction.

Kevin Hayes found the back of the net in a 6-3 loss to Chicago on Wednesday.

It was Hayes' first goal since Oct. 21. He has four goals and eight points in 19 games, which is below what we would hope for from him. That being said, we don't still expect that he'll pick up the pace somewhat as the campaign progresses.

David Desharnais registered three assists in the Rangers' 5-4 loss to Florida.

Desharnais was actually initially projected to be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, but he drew into the lineup because Mika Zibanejad couldn't make it past the pregame warmups due to an upper-body injury. Desharnais clearly made the most of the surprise opportunity even if it didn't end up working out for the Rangers as a team. He took Zibanejad's place between Pavel Buchnevich and Chris Kreider. Desharnais has two goals and 11 points in 22 contests this season.

Chris Kreider scored twice and added an assist in a 5-4 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

Kreider rallied the troops in an attempted comeback on Tuesday. New York was down 3-0 after the first and 4-1 in the second before he and Pavel Buchnevich scored to tie the game at four goals apiece. Alas, the Panthers snatched the victory in the third period. Kreider has 10 goals and 16 points in 25 games this season.

Rick Nash found the back of the net in Monday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars.

Nash's goal tied the game at one with under four minutes remaining in regulation time. It also put an end to his 10-game goalless drought. The Rangers forward now has eight goals and eight assists in 30 games. He's on pace to surpass the 20-goal mark, but his season has been pretty disappointing.

Michael Graber found the back of the net in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Washington Capitals.

Grabner cut the Rangers' deficit to 2-1 late in the second period. The goal was his fifth in his last five games. The Rangers forward finished the night with four shots on goal and two blocked shots in 15:43 of ice time. Grabner has 14 goals and two assists in 28 games. He's currently on pace to score 41 goals this season.

Mats Zuccarello scored two goals as the New York Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday night.

Zuccarello scored his team's third and fourth goals, potting what proved to be the game-winner 16 minutes into the second period. The winger now has seven goals and 24 points in 29 games so far this season. It is his second two-point performance in his last three games.

That extended Miller's point streak to four games. He has four goals and 21 points in 28 games this season. He finish with 56 points in 2016-17 and you should be looking for a similar result out of him this time around.

Jesper Fast and Jimmy Vesey switched lines on Saturday and it paid off for both as each scored in the Rangers' 5-2 win over New Jersey.

Fast moved up to the Rick Nash-Kevin Hayes line while Vesey played alongside Boo Nieves and Paul Carey. Fast has three goals in three straight games and six in his last eight as he now has seven goals and 14 points in 24 games. He is becoming fantasy-relevant.

Ryan McDonagh played a strong game Friday night in his return from an abdominal strain.

The talented rearguard missed four games with the injury but looked in fine form logging a team-high 22:54 minutes of ice time. McDonagh, who also registered an assist in the game, had the following to say about his performance: "Felt really good. Thought I moved my feet well, got around the ice and played strong defensively. Felt like I got even stronger as the game went on, so that was good." If you have not done so already, activate McDonagh.

Washington acquired Shattenkirk ahead of the squad's 2017 playoff run, but he didn't end up working out. "I think everybody thought of him as a 1-2 [defenseman], and he really wasn’t," Trotz said of Shattenkirk. "He was a little lower." Shattenkirk ultimately left the Capitals when his contract expired and signed with the New York Rangers. That's worked out far better for him as he has five goals and 20 points in 27 contests with New York. The Rangers will play against the Capitals on Friday.

Marc Staal registered an assist in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders Thursday night.

Staal also had two hits and two blocked shots in the contest. Staal has a goal and three points in eight contests this season. That's more than we would have expected from Staal at this point as he's not an offensive defenseman by any stretch of the imagination.

Holden is currently playing on the first defense pairing with Ryan McDonagh and if he can maintain that gig, he won't be a healthy scratch any more. It was his first point of the season in his 10th game and while he had a great season last year with 11 goals and 34 points to go with a plus-13 rating, he has been far from fantasy-worthy in 2017-18. Hopefully he will reward his loyal owners with some points in the next few games.

It's an unfortunate result for the Rangers backup goalie, as he turned in a pretty strong performance on Monday. Pavelec came up with some timely saves to keep his team in the game. He now has a 2-4-1 record with a 3.04 goals-against-average and a .914 save percentage this season.